Slick Trick 100 and 125 grain test results
 

Slick Trick 100 and 125 grain
Plywood: 5 points
Steel drum: 4 points
Tire: 2 points
Cutting diameter: 3 points
Accuracy: 5 points
Blades 4 points
Non-mechanical head 2 points
Total Score: 25 with a blade sharpness rating of B+

The Slick trick broadhead is a relatively new head to the market. It is a 4blade model with a 1 1/8” cutting diameter. One of the claims made by the manufacture is field point accuracy from a fixed blade head. I found this to be true from my bow, which is well tuned, and shooting good groups with most broadheads. I don’t have any records of group sizes when comparing different heads, but I have to say the Slick trick heads are as accurate as any I have shot.
In the tire test the head penetrated most of the way through, with the tip sticking out the back of the first side. In the plywood it busted through making one impressive hole! I have never seen a head make such a hole in plywood as the Slick tricks do! In the steel drum the head penetrated the first side, and then made a large hole in the back wall, with the tip and part of the blades sticking out the back. Again the hole it made in the drum was very impressive. Overall this is an excellent broadhead and one you should consider if you are looking for a great flying head that really punches a huge hole in what it hits. These are the most accurate fixed blade broadheads I have tested to date. They fly well with straight fletch as well as smaller fletching, and even out of bows that are not perfectly tuned. The performance of both the 100 and 125grain heads are identical. The only real difference is how much metal is in the ferule. The overall size and proportions are the same and the blades are interchangeable.
I should note a few things: First, the blade locking system is something like what Muzzy uses in their 4 blade heads, but not identical. This system makes for very secure blade retention, and easy assembly. The blade sharpness is much improved, and they will shave hair with very little work. I consider them ready to hunt with out of the package.
You may also note the how compact the heads are, and at first glance the blade angles seem fairly steep, but when compared to the blade angle of the bear razorhead bleeder blade, it is the same, so I figure if it’ good enough for Fred bear, it should work with the Slick trick heads. Over the last few years the Slick Tricks have gone through several improvements and I can now say that these are some of the best, fixed blade heads on the market. They combine mechanical accuracy with a large amount of cutting surface into a head with fixed blade reliability.

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Yep, no matter what you do someone will not listen, so You have to do the best you can with what they will allow you to do. Had a guy want me to tune his bow, I did so and got it shooting great. The peep needed adjustment, but he was not willing to come back over so I could get it lined up for him. then he wonders why his sights are off? I can' t baby sit everyone, but I would sure like too!

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I did the same thing for a guy. I had his bow shooting bullet holes, and while I realize that there is a small bit of tweaking one must do to customize the bow to his or her shooting style, when he shot the bow it had a 5 inch tear! I couldn' t convince him that he was torqueing the bow (very badly). He couldn' t figure out why all five deer that he shot that year were all gut shot.

5Shot, did you notice the noise that the Slick Trick makes when shot? What do you think about that?
Charlie

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I didn' t notice any noise when I shot them. this is not unuseual though. some heads will make noise in flight when shot from one setup, and then be very quiet when shot from another. I don' t know why but it happens. I think feathers tend to be noiser and make more noise with differnt head vs vanes, but this is just an observation, I have not actually done any testing to prove it.

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I shot one at 272 fps the other day and didn' t hear it. Landed 1" to the left at 30 yards. Probably me!!

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DaveC...I love your signature

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Thanks, I' m trying to burn it into my memory and I figured reading it here (almost daily) would help me to do so.

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I was going to use the montec g5, after reading your test results I ordered
the slick tricks yesterday, I live in WI and the heads are coming from arizona
I hope they are here by the 12th our season starts on the 13th, if not I will just use my muzzys until they get here. Thanks 5 shot.

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Well, I took the plunge today and bought 125's to use next season. Seems like a lot of folks are very impressed with the heads. I'll let you know what I think after shooting them for a while. Thanks for your tests 5 shot.

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If you ordered them from the manufacturer they are coming from Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Actually form looking at the website, it appears that he has moved operations back to Pocahontas, AR.

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I had 2 break in half after hitting a 3D target[:@]

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Well that's not a good thing to hear. Never had a head do that before. Was it the blades or ferrule. The blades are .035, pretty thick.

My order went to AR.

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The ferrule, on back to back shots, snapped in the same place. Both hit were low the shoulder, where the rod is. I suspect the rod was the culprit, but I've never had that happen with another head. Also, I would equate the rod with a shoulder bone of a big buck.

I lost faith in them

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That sucks and I feel partly responsible since I am one of the ones that talked you into buying them. I have had good luck with them and even had one heavy bone impact that the butcher had to retrieve and the head was still in good shape. I think Double got a couple out of the same bad batch but I too would have lost confidence in them.

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That rod is usually a pretty good size pipe with little give. A bone would have to be softer. Who knows though. I would have thought you would have just bent a blade from it, but the blade doesn't have much give either considering the thickness. I do know that five shot mentioned shooting it through the barrel with good results:

Which bone silent?

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High and a little to for forward in the front shoulder. It broke the bone on this side and stuck in the bone on the other side. The doe was on a hill side and was actually about level with me so the arrow was still trying to penetrate the heaviest part of the shoulder on both sides. It was raining and I had on my rain jacket that is kind of baggy and I didn't have my sleeve pinned down as good as I should have and it caused me to shoot a couple of inches too far left. Fortunately, the doe folded right there. The head was still in fine shape though one of the blades was slightly bent. I was very pleased with the way the head held up considering the path it took. It certainly bailed me out of what could have otherwise been a bad situation.

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No ill will here silent, they seemed to be a great head and probably are, I just had a unlikely experience. Personally, I think the design of my Axis arrows had something to do with also.

For me, I am sticking with Muzzy, my first love.

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BTW, I had also bought an extra set of blades that I never got to use, I will send them to you if I still have them around, if you are interested. 100gr

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If you still have them I will sure take em. I would be happy to pay you for them though.

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Well, I've been shooting them for a few weeks now and find them to be extremely accurate. Blade sharpness out of the pack is very good which was somewhat suprising to me. In comparison, the Slick Trick blades are almost twice as thick as a Muzzy but IMO much more sharper then the Muzzy out of the pack. They are penetrating about 1 1/2 -2" deeper then the Muzzy into my target FWIW. The steel drum test is still what impresses me though.

I guess what I'm saying is, I'll be using them next season. 5-shot thanks for your tests, and to others that have led me to them.

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Thanks for posting your test results.

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5 Shot, have you tested the 100 grain Wasp Boss Bullets? I found these broadheads to be super accurate out to 40 yards with my bow, and I made a quick 35-yard kill with one on a big doe in November. It made a big hole for such a small head, and the doe only went 20 yards before dropping.

I'd like to see your test results if you have tried it. The blades were very sharp, easy to install and the Trocar tip really penetrates. I think small, fixed-bladed (ok, replaceable-bladed if you're a purist) broadheads that are extremely accurate are a better bet for bows that may not shoot the standard-sized broadheads that well. I'd rather use the Wasp Boss Bullet or the Slick Trick than a mechanical, but that's just my opinion!

Brian

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hey 5shot i have some 125 thunderheads id sell to you if u havent tested em already email me if interested
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